diff --git a/bunsen-core/src/main/scala/com/cerner/bunsen/EncoderBuilder.scala b/bunsen-core/src/main/scala/com/cerner/bunsen/EncoderBuilder.scala
index aaf7b5f4..c18018fb 100644
--- a/bunsen-core/src/main/scala/com/cerner/bunsen/EncoderBuilder.scala
+++ b/bunsen-core/src/main/scala/com/cerner/bunsen/EncoderBuilder.scala
@@ -112,26 +112,29 @@ private[bunsen] class EncoderBuilder(fhirContext: FhirContext,
     * Returns the accessor method for the given child field.
     */
   private def accessorFor(field: BaseRuntimeChildDefinition): String = {
+    // Elements called `class` have an underscore appended to the end of their name within getters.
+    val elementName = if (field.getElementName.equals("class"))
+      field.getElementName.capitalize + "_"
+    else field.getElementName.capitalize
 
     // Primitive single-value types typically use the Element suffix in their
     // accessors, with the exception of the "div" field for reasons that are not clear.
     if (field.isInstanceOf[RuntimeChildPrimitiveDatatypeDefinition] &&
       field.getMax == 1 &&
       field.getElementName != "div")
-      "get" + field.getElementName.capitalize + "Element"
-    else {
-      if (field.getElementName.equals("class")) {
-        "get" + field.getElementName.capitalize + "_"
-      } else {
-        "get" + field.getElementName.capitalize
-      }
-    }
+      "get" + elementName + "Element"
+    else
+      "get" + elementName
   }
 
   /**
     * Returns the setter for the given field name.s
     */
   private def setterFor(field: BaseRuntimeChildDefinition): String = {
+    // Elements called `class` have an underscore appended to the end of their name within getters.
+    val elementName = if (field.getElementName.equals("class"))
+      field.getElementName.capitalize + "_"
+    else field.getElementName.capitalize
 
     // Primitive single-value types typically use the Element suffix in their
     // setters, with the exception of the "div" field for reasons that are not clear.
@@ -140,9 +143,9 @@ private[bunsen] class EncoderBuilder(fhirContext: FhirContext,
       // Enumerations are set directly rather than via elements.
       !field.isInstanceOf[RuntimeChildPrimitiveEnumerationDatatypeDefinition] &&
       field.getMax == 1 && field.getElementName != "div")
-      "set" + field.getElementName.capitalize + "Element"
+      "set" + elementName + "Element"
     else
-      "set" + field.getElementName.capitalize
+      "set" + elementName
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/bunsen-stu3/src/test/java/com/cerner/bunsen/stu3/FhirEncodersTest.java b/bunsen-stu3/src/test/java/com/cerner/bunsen/stu3/FhirEncodersTest.java
index 0387baba..f4d8d82b 100644
--- a/bunsen-stu3/src/test/java/com/cerner/bunsen/stu3/FhirEncodersTest.java
+++ b/bunsen-stu3/src/test/java/com/cerner/bunsen/stu3/FhirEncodersTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import org.hl7.fhir.dstu3.model.Annotation;
 import org.hl7.fhir.dstu3.model.Coding;
 import org.hl7.fhir.dstu3.model.Condition;
+import org.hl7.fhir.dstu3.model.Coverage;
 import org.hl7.fhir.dstu3.model.DateTimeType;
 import org.hl7.fhir.dstu3.model.IntegerType;
 import org.hl7.fhir.dstu3.model.Medication;
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ public class FhirEncodersTest {
   private static Dataset<MedicationRequest> medDataset;
   private static MedicationRequest decodedMedRequest;
 
+  private static Coverage coverage = TestData.newCoverage();
+  private static Dataset<Coverage> coverageDataset;
+  private static Coverage decodedCoverage;
+
   /**
    * Set up Spark.
    */
@@ -85,6 +90,9 @@ public static void setUp() {
     medDataset = spark.createDataset(ImmutableList.of(medRequest),
         encoders.of(MedicationRequest.class, Medication.class, Provenance.class));
     decodedMedRequest = medDataset.head();
+
+    coverageDataset = spark.createDataset(ImmutableList.of(coverage), encoders.of(Coverage.class));
+    decodedCoverage = coverageDataset.head();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -333,4 +341,12 @@ public void testEncoderCached() throws IOException {
     Assert.assertSame(encoders.of(Patient.class),
         encoders.of(Patient.class));
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testPrimitiveClassDecoding() {
+    Assert.assertEquals(coverage.getGrouping().getClass_(),
+        coverageDataset.select("grouping.class").head().get(0));
+    Assert.assertEquals(coverage.getGrouping().getClass_(),
+        decodedCoverage.getGrouping().getClass_());
+  }
 }
diff --git a/bunsen-stu3/src/test/java/com/cerner/bunsen/stu3/TestData.java b/bunsen-stu3/src/test/java/com/cerner/bunsen/stu3/TestData.java
index 681467fb..21ced942 100644
--- a/bunsen-stu3/src/test/java/com/cerner/bunsen/stu3/TestData.java
+++ b/bunsen-stu3/src/test/java/com/cerner/bunsen/stu3/TestData.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import org.hl7.fhir.dstu3.model.Annotation;
 import org.hl7.fhir.dstu3.model.CodeableConcept;
 import org.hl7.fhir.dstu3.model.Condition;
+import org.hl7.fhir.dstu3.model.Coverage;
 import org.hl7.fhir.dstu3.model.DateTimeType;
 import org.hl7.fhir.dstu3.model.Identifier;
 import org.hl7.fhir.dstu3.model.IntegerType;
@@ -192,4 +193,22 @@ public static MedicationRequest newMedRequest() {
 
     return medReq;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a FHIR Coverage resource for testing purposes.
+   */
+  public static Coverage newCoverage() {
+    Coverage coverage = new Coverage();
+
+    coverage.setId("test-coverage");
+    coverage.setStatus(Coverage.CoverageStatus.ACTIVE);
+    coverage.setSubscriber(new Reference("Patient/test-patient"));
+
+    Coverage.GroupComponent groupComponent = new Coverage.GroupComponent();
+    groupComponent.setGroup("some-group");
+    groupComponent.setClass_("some-group-class");
+    coverage.setGrouping(groupComponent);
+
+    return coverage;
+  }
 }